Chapter 6: They meet again

It was a dark night, the wind was blowing and the clouds rose over the moon, like sign of darkness was coming. Mulan was sitting on the saddle shivering because of the cold weather. She looked over to Wolf who was talking to a man with a black long coat that covered almost his entire body. He held his sword that was still attached to his side. He was also known as Wolf's second in command. Wolf spoke of his plans to him in a low tone. The men waited on their horses surrounding Wolf and the other man.

Mulan turned around now to face the man who was holding the reins of the horse that she sat on, she would not be able to get away because of this, and the hundreds of men that surrounded her. She then looked up at the sky praying that the others were all right and nothing bad would happen to them. Her thoughts then trailed off to Shang, memories of feeling his lips brush up against hers.

Wolf caught her by surprise when he mounted on his horse, he rapped his one huge muscular arm around her waist with force making her jump a bit. "Alright, I want everyone to split up so that we surround the palace, once inside kill who ever gets in your way, and remember if you see the Emperor before I do tie him up and leave the rest to me!" " Let's go!" He pressed his heals against the barrel of his horse making the animal neigh, and jump into a gallop.

The men stayed silent because they knew that it would give away their position if they cheered too loud. All you could hear was the loud clicking of the hooves of the horse's feet.

As they got to the pathway that led to the palace, men started splitting from every direction. Mulan looked up seeing the from the distance the lighted, peaceful palace just waiting there not knowing what was going to happen.

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Shang on the other hand was waiting for Ho Chi to pick up the sent of Mulan and the Mongols. Shang sighed with impatience. He wanted to find Mulan and make sure that Wolf and his gang didn't harm her in any way. He crossed his arms, "Did he find anything yet?" Mushu looked back at him and shrugged his tiny little shoulders.

The others were by Shang talking amongst each other waiting for Ho Chi to pick up the sent. Ho Chi sniffed the ground, where hove of horse's lay printed on the ground. He raised his head and roared in the air, Mushu jumped up and down on him, "He found the sent, he found it!" Mushu said jumping for joy.

Shang's arms dropped to his side as he sighed in relief that he found the sent. They gathered up their things and followed Ho Chi and Mushu as they flew up in the air but low enough to see them. Even though it was dark some of the guys carried lanterns with them, so it would give them some light so they could see. Shang rode hard, feeling the cold, crisp, wind blow into his face. He murmured to himself "Hold on Mulan."

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Everything was going as planed, they all surrounded the palace below them waiting for Wolf's signal to go. Down at the palace the guards walked back and forth with spears in their hands. Wolf looked towards his right and gestured his hand for the men to go.

The man next to him nodded his head and blew a quiet calm whistle that almost made like a bird sound. Mulan arched a brow, then looked down below her she could now see and hear the Mongols coming in the palace on horseback. Waving their swords and spears around killing anything that got in their way.

Mulan watched in horror, Wolf gathered up on his reins and smiled to himself as he watched below the innocent lives being taking away by his men. He chuckled to himself, this disgusted Mulan.

"Let's go!" He yelled out to his men that surrounded him. They galloped their way to the palace as the others that were already there fought so Wolf and the gang could get through. When passing by Mulan saw the lives of her people screaming and running for their lives. She almost wanted to cry.

But what was she to do? Wolf was too strong for her. Wolf took out his sword and placed it into his hand. As they entered the palace the guards popped up to try to stop Wolf from going any further. But his sword easily took them down. He proceeded down the palace hallways on his horse with the some of the men right behind him.

The Emperor heard the commotion from outside and began to get up until Wolf's horse jumped through the doorway aiming the arrow right to him. Mulan made a quick decision and pushed the arrow up making him miss the emperor only by inches. "No!" He pushed Mulan off the horse and headed towards the emperor full speed.

She hesitated trying to get up, she turned and saw a sword right next to her with a dead man's hand holding it still.

Wolf now off his horse cornered the emperor into a corner. The emperor looked at him with out fear. He wasn't afraid of dieing. Wolf looked at him with cold eyes and spoke in a sinister tone, "Any last words?" He grinned at him and held the sword up ready to strike when all of a sudden Mulan pushed him out of the way.

He tumbled down the stairs, As he got up slowly he looked at Mulan who was helping the emperor get out. He growled and got his sword and ran towards Mulan. Mulan suddenly turned around almost facing Wolf now. Wolf feel on top of her facing her, as their swords pushed back on each other so they wouldn't get hurt. "I should have killed you when I had the chance!" He said pressurizing the sword harder down onto hers. She squealed trying to keep his sword from cutting her throat.

All of a sudden everyone grew quiet when roars of dragons flew through the air. Mulan pushed him off her and began to run. But she didn't get far, he held the sword up to her neck, so if she made one false move she would die.

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Outside the palace dragons landed or flew through the sky firing their flames down at the Mongols. "All right I'll look for Mulan you guys take care of who ever gets in my way, got it!"

"Yes sir!" They all responded as they charged through the palace and began to look for Mulan. "Lets go help Ho Chi!" Mushu said. Ho Chi roared and flew past swiftly through the air with great speed.

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"Your a fool Mulan, you could have lived but you made the wrong move!" Screaming through his teeth. Mulan began to shake of fear and death. She then punched him in the stomach giving her a chance to run. He got up and yells to his men that were on his left. "Get her!" Three of them began to run after her.

Looking back behind her she saw the three of them coming her way. Suddenly she tripped and landed on the floor. She quickly began to scramble off the floor when she felt the pressure of hands holding her down. They turned her forward with aggressiveness. She squirmed trying to get away but stopped when she saw Wolf standing right in front of her, with the sword above her head.

But he didn't know that in the distance Shang had an aim on him, he took it making Wolf fall back, holding onto his side. The three men that were holding onto Mulan took out their swords and went towards Shang.

He blocked their moves as they went at him. Mulan looked up, she couldn't believe it, it was Shang! He had come to her rescue. She got caught off guard when Wolf began to strangle her to death. Mulan gasped for air but fainted. He laughed to himself and picked up his sword and went towards Shang.

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Ho Chi and Mushu on the other hand were going around in circles trying to find Mulan. "Help! Somebody, please!" Someone yelled. Ho Chi saw that it was a little girl surrounded by two Mongols. Ho Chi went up behind them and hit them off the palace stairs with his tail. Ho Chi chuckled and raised his claw. Mushu jumped up and gave him a high five. "Thanks!" The young girl. Said as she began to run towards the outside of the palace. Ho Chi spread out his bat like wings out and jumped from the ground and flew into the air once more.

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Shang still fighting was now only against the one, the other two he pierced with his sword. He grew tired. As the man went for his side he blocked it and pierced the sword through his stomach. The man stopped and fell to the ground. Shang caught his breath when he suddenly got kicked from the back. He landed hard on the floor. "You've come back for her, you just never stop do you?"

He moaned when he began to get back up. He stood now facing him both with cuts on them. "What have you done with her!" He said eyeing Wolf with cold eyes.

He moved aside to show Mulan in the distance on the ground just lying there. Shang's eyes then grew soft. He gritted his teeth and held his sword with a tighter grip. "What did you do to her?"

"She was no use to me any more so...." Before he could finish, he found himself face to face with Shang the only thing in their way was their swords against each other.

"You will die for what you have done!" Shang said with a stern face, and cold eyes. Their swords parted and they both moved across the floor hitting each other's swords. They were both really good. But both grew tiered.

Mulan moaned as her eyes began to flutter open. She got up and saw Shang and Wolf on the floor only a couple feet away from her fighting like wild men. Shang then fell from Wolf's kicks and held his sword to his throat. "No!" She screamed out, making Wolf turn to her, "Kill her!"

"No!" Shang pushed him making fly through the air and landing on the ground. He picked up his sword as the five guys went after her. But then got ambushed by other guys in back of him. He tried to fight them off but got pinged down.

Wolf got up and walked towards Shang and spoke softly to him, "Say good bye to your girl friend." Shang gritted his teeth, Wolf walked away with a smile on his face.

"No!"

Mulan was already on the floor being held by two of the guys. Wolf walked up to her and took the point of his sword and put it under Mulan's chin and raised her head so she would face him. He studied her face a bit then said, "Throw her off the balcony." She got wide eyed. They all took her and lifted her off the floor and walked towards the balcony.

She looked down, she must have been hundreds of feet up from the ground. They then forced her down and she screamed at the top of her lungs. Shang cried out "NO!" He stopped and just stared off where she was dropped. "No." He said to himself in a whisper. It was just like that, that her life was taken away, or was it?

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